[TheForge] OT frozen pipes

[Dan Brewer]

Just a note .  Something that you all should know.  To solder a joint that
you cannot turn off the water completely , mush up some white bread and push
it into the pipe .  This will stop the water so you can make a good solder
joint.  The white bread will desolve and come out the nearst place it can.

Dan in Auburn

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net>wrote:

> The one thing that concerned me about SharkBite was that they had no
> instructions in the box.  I had to go on-line to get instructions.  They
> must have figured that the connector was so simple to use it didn't require
> instructions, but for a first time user I would have liked to have had a
> little help.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
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> Sharkbite fittings are, as you say, pricey, but they really do work.  My
> plan for this house is to replace all the lousy PVC lines with copper
> and sharkbite fittings.  Those fittings will also work with PVC and any
> other rigid or semi-rigid tubing.  Very ingeniously contrived, BTW.
>
> Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> > The Monday before Christmas we had the temps drop below zero with high
> > winds
> > out of the West.  As a result, the pipes that run to our laundry froze
> and
> > burst.  That section of the house is just a crawl space, so instead of
> > opening up the hatch to gain access which would have really flooded the
> > space with cold air, I decided to disconnect and cap that section at the
> > source.  I got the Hot line capped ok, but the shut off valve did not
> stop
> > the flow completly and let a steady drip through to the cold line.
> Because
> > of the dampness, I couldn't get the joint to take solder, so I decided to
> > use a compression fitting.  At the local farm store they didn't have any
> > compression fittings, but they had something called SharkBite. It was a
> > bit
> > pricey but what option did I have?  So I got it.  To my amazment, it
> > worked
> > as advertised, just clean the end and slide the fitting on and you are
> > done.
> > So if you have to make an emergency repair, the SharkBite connectors are
> a
> > good choice.
> >
> > Robert Ehrenberger
> > Shelbyville, Mo.
> > eforge at centurytel.net
> >
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